Que sais-je?

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"Que sais-je?" is the skeptical philosophical motto of Michel de Montaigne, encapsulating his emphasis on doubt, self-questioning, and the limits of human knowledge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf philosophical motto ⓘ
skeptical maxim ⓘ
aimsAt critical self-examination ⓘ
suspension of judgment ⓘ
appearsIn Essais ⓘ
associatedWith Michel de Montaigne ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 16th century ⓘ
contrastsWith certainty ⓘ
dogmatism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
expressesConcept doubt ⓘ
epistemic humility ⓘ
limits of human knowledge ⓘ
self-questioning ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact European philosophy ⓘ
French intellectual culture ⓘ
hasForm rhetorical question ⓘ
historicalContext French Renaissance ⓘ
influenced early modern philosophy ⓘ
modern skepticism ⓘ
influencedBy Sextus Empiricus ⓘ
ancient skepticism ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literalMeaning What do I know? ⓘ
medium essay ⓘ
modeOfExpression first-person inquiry ⓘ
mottoOf Montaigne's philosophy ⓘ
notableProponent Michel de Montaigne ⓘ
philosophicalDomain epistemology ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Pyrrhonism ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ
relatedConcept fallibility ⓘ
ignorance ⓘ
intellectual modesty ⓘ
philosophical skepticism ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ
usedAs expression of doubt ⓘ
expression of epistemic modesty ⓘ
usedBy Michel de Montaigne ⓘ

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Michel de Montaigne → motto → Que sais-je? ⓘ
Presses Universitaires de France → hasNotableSeries → Que sais-je ? ⓘ
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Montaigne’s Essais → notableEssay → Que sais-je ? ⓘ
linked to: Que sais-je?